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if merkel gets re-elected, she will be a major outlier. the general rule of thumb for almost all politician, you never survive a debt crisis. germany doesn't have a debt crisis, the rest of europe. she may survive compared to every other government. >> it will be fascinating to see if she wins how her policy changes with less political risk. >> once you don't have to battle the god of re-election, everything changes. >> as we have seen in this country. >>> a winter storm slamming the east coast and impacting the northeast, after the break. >>> the latest place banks are turning to in the hunt for yield. am [ male announcer ] don't have the hops for hoops with your buddies? lost your appetite for romance? and your mood is on its way down. you might not just be getting older. you might have a treatable condition called low testosterone or low t. millions of men, forty-five or older, may have low t. so talk to your doctor about low t. hey, michael! [ male announcer ] and step out of the shadows. hi! how are you? [ male announcer ] learn more
if merkel gets re-elected, she will be a major outlier. the general rule of thumb for almost all politician, you never survive a debt crisis. germany doesn't have a debt crisis, the rest of europe. she may survive compared to every other government. >> it will be fascinating to see if she wins how her policy changes with less political risk. >> once you don't have to battle the god of re-election, everything changes. >> as we have seen in this country. >>> a winter...
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and since election day, the markets have been fighting worries over the fiscal cliff. in the meantime, we'll take a short break. back in a minute. >>> we are glad to welcome back simon hobbs to the program. he's going to tell us what's coming up at 10:00. >> always good to be back, carl. welcome, everybody. we're going to talk particularly about retail. do we have a problem in retail, and what exactly is it. the ceo of the national retail federation will join us live. we're going to break down specifically whether it's the sandy effect or luxury goods effect. one you might want to sell on. the other thing we talk about is house prices. clearly this morning up over 4% year over year, in the top 20 cities. when will the jobs come back in construction. will that be the major theme for 2013. back to you. >> simon, see you in a couple. the dating scene is hitting a fiscal cliff of its own. an article in the noew york tims may not matter if your credit score is less than attractive. the "times" interviewed more than 50 daters around the u.s. all under 40 years old. what is t
and since election day, the markets have been fighting worries over the fiscal cliff. in the meantime, we'll take a short break. back in a minute. >>> we are glad to welcome back simon hobbs to the program. he's going to tell us what's coming up at 10:00. >> always good to be back, carl. welcome, everybody. we're going to talk particularly about retail. do we have a problem in retail, and what exactly is it. the ceo of the national retail federation will join us live. we're going...
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in america you're governed by the results of the last three elections, not just the last election in most other democracies. that's why you have this deadlock. i do believe the 2012 election moved us in this direction. so no, i don't think the president's caved totally. he's made some reasonable compromises with reality. the point that he's inviting, hesitating, is just wholly inaccurate. he doesn't have to invite hostage taking. the notion that the president pounds his fists and makes things happen the way he wants, it's the american political system. >> you spent three decades in that building. you know how parody congress has become, how disappointing the recent negotiations has been, pushed up against this deadline. do you feel like you're going out on a low note? >> no, i don't personalize these things. i do want to stress, it is not people getting too bess mystic. congress was functioning well with the president up until 2011. in 2007 and 2008 when george bush was president, i became chairman of the financial services committee. i'm very proud of what former secretary paulson s
in america you're governed by the results of the last three elections, not just the last election in most other democracies. that's why you have this deadlock. i do believe the 2012 election moved us in this direction. so no, i don't think the president's caved totally. he's made some reasonable compromises with reality. the point that he's inviting, hesitating, is just wholly inaccurate. he doesn't have to invite hostage taking. the notion that the president pounds his fists and makes things...
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no election. i don't want that process. i don't want the feeling of rejection but i'd like to continue in this path. italy has to make a decision and i think the big money will line up behind him. we see the reactions when berlusconi was on the rise for those two days the bond market got trashed again in italy and he's been out there talking this morning anyway. >> switching gears to another country that has had a boatload of governments in the last six years let's look at japan, boy, there's a lot of wild things going on over there. >> you know what we saw last night or over the weekend. when the prime minister this week, well, he basically put the gun to the head of the boj and said i want a 2% inflation target. right now they have a 1% inflation target. he wants to double it and basically create as much money as they need to get to that level. just like the fed. is it 2? is it 2 1/2? 3? the bank of england has a 2% target, too. but they've been over that for years and there's always an excuse. but as we know, and as merv
no election. i don't want that process. i don't want the feeling of rejection but i'd like to continue in this path. italy has to make a decision and i think the big money will line up behind him. we see the reactions when berlusconi was on the rise for those two days the bond market got trashed again in italy and he's been out there talking this morning anyway. >> switching gears to another country that has had a boatload of governments in the last six years let's look at japan, boy,...